By and large I don’t think it is my job to comment on american domestic policy, however it is interesting to look at this table and ask the question ‘Does America need new gun laws?’. There is an argument, and I don’t know the validity of it, that the American Constitution enshrines the right of all americans to bear arms. The press leads one to conclude that the average americans response, is not to look for better gun laws, but to go and buy more weapons. I am not picking on the people of the United States of America, there are enough people t do that already, but it does seem that something is not working and that something needs to change.
Date |
Place |
St |
Event |
Type |
Deaths |
| 7/26/2013 | Hialeah | Fla. | Shooting | Public Killing | 6 |
| 06/07/2013 | Santa Monica | Calif. | Shooting | Public Killing | 5 |
| 5/13/2013 | Fernley | Nev. | Shooting, Stabbing | Robbery/burglary | 5 |
| 05/11/2013 | Waynesville | Ind. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 05/10/2013 | Percy | Ill. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Family killing | 4 |
| 05/02/2013 | Schenectady | N.Y. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Family killing | 4 |
| 4/28/2013 | Ottawa | Kan. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 4/24/2013 | Manchester | Ill. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 4/22/2013 | Federal Way | Wash. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 4/18/2013 | Akron | Ohio | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 4/18/2013 | Billings | Mont. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Other | 4 |
| 4/15/2013 | Boston | Mass. | Blunt force | Public Killing | 4 |
| 3/13/2013 | Herkimer | N.Y. | Shooting | Public Killing | 4 |
| 1/19/2013 | Albuquerque | N.M. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 01/07/2013 | Tulsa | Okla. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 12/14/2012 | Newtown | Conn. | Shooting | Public Killing | 27 |
| 12/08/2012 | Tule River Reservation | Calif. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 12/04/2012 | Detroit | Mich. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 12/02/2012 | Los Angeles | Calif. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 11/18/2012 | New Town | N.D. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 10/22/2012 | Park City | Tenn. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 6 |
| 10/17/2012 | Denver | Colo. | Stabbing | Robbery/burglary | 5 |
| 9/27/2012 | Minneapolis | Minn. | Shooting | Public Killing | 6 |
| 08/05/2012 | Oak Creek | Wis. | Shooting | Public Killing | 6 |
| 7/20/2012 | Aurora | Colo. | Shooting | Public Killing | 12 |
| 07/06/2012 | Newton Falls | Ohio | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 06/02/2012 | Tempe | Ariz. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 5/22/2012 | Salem | Ore. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 5/20/2012 | Seattle | Wash. | Shooting | Public Killing | 5 |
| 5/19/2012 | Leivasy | W.Va. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 5/15/2012 | Port St. John | Fla. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 05/02/2012 | Gilbert | Ariz. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 04/02/2012 | Oakland | Calif. | Shooting | Public Killing | 7 |
| 3/23/2012 | San Francisco | Calif. | Stabbing, blunt force | Robbery/burglary | 5 |
| 2/21/2012 | Norcross | Ga. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 1/29/2012 | Birmingham | Ala. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 5 |
| 1/17/2012 | Villa Park | Ill. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 12/25/2011 | Grapevine | Texas | Shooting | Family killing | 6 |
| 12/16/2011 | Emington | Ill. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 12/15/2011 | Gargatha | Va. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 11/30/2011 | Bay City | Texas | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 11/20/2011 | Greensboro | N.C. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 11/10/2011 | Lander | Wyo. | Blunt force | Public Killing | 4 |
| 10/14/2011 | Liberty | S.C. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 10/12/2011 | Seal Beach | Calif. | Shooting | Public Killing | 8 |
| 9/25/2011 | Laurel | Ind. | Shooting | Other | 5 |
| 09/06/2011 | Carson City | Nev. | Shooting | Public Killing | 4 |
| 09/05/2011 | Morgantown | W.Va. | Shooting | Public Killing | 5 |
| 8/19/2011 | Newport News | Va. | Stabbing | Family killing | 4 |
| 08/07/2011 | Copley Township | Ohio | Shooting | Family killing | 7 |
| 08/05/2011 | Ocala | Fla. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 7/23/2011 | Grand Prairie | Texas | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 7/18/2011 | Medford | Ore. | Stabbing, Smoke inhalation & burns | Family killing | 5 |
| 07/07/2011 | Wheatland | Wyo. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 07/07/2011 | Grand Rapids | Mich. | Shooting | Family killing | 7 |
| 07/03/2011 | Wagener | S.C. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 6/19/2011 | Medford | N.Y. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 06/02/2011 | Yuma | Ariz. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 4/30/2011 | West Union | Ohio | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 4/25/2011 | Vancouver | Wash. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Family killing | 5 |
| 4/16/2011 | Oak Harbor | Ohio | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 02/11/2011 | Los Angeles | Calif. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 1/28/2011 | Minot | N.D. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 01/08/2011 | Pima | Ariz. | Shooting | Public Killing | 6 |
| 11/30/2010 | Bonne Terre | Mo. | Shooting, strangulation | Family killing | 4 |
| 11/19/2010 | Tallahassee | Fla. | Shooting, drowning | Family killing | 4 |
| 9/28/2010 | Boston | Mass. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 9/27/2010 | Riviera Beach | Fla. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 09/11/2010 | Jackson | Ky. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 09/04/2010 | Lake Charles | La. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 09/02/2010 | Chicago | Ill. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 8/28/2010 | Lake Havasu City | Ariz. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 8/14/2010 | Buffalo | N.Y. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 08/06/2010 | Prince George’s County | Md. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 08/03/2010 | Manchester | Conn. | Shooting | Public Killing | 8 |
| 7/22/2010 | New York | N.Y. | Stabbing | Family killing | 4 |
| 6/26/2010 | Northampton | Pa. | Stabbing | Family killing | 4 |
| 6/14/2010 | Winchester | Mass. | Stabbing | Family killing | 4 |
| 06/06/2010 | Hialeah | Fla. | Shooting | Public Killing | 4 |
| 4/21/2010 | Peoria | Ill. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Family killing | 4 |
| 4/14/2010 | Chicago | Ill. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 04/03/2010 | North Hollywood | Calif. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 3/30/2010 | Washington | D.C. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 3/25/2010 | New Orleans | La. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 2/26/2010 | Milwaukee | Wis. | Suffocation, stabbing, shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 2/14/2010 | Cicero | Ill. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Other | 7 |
| 1/30/2010 | Brooklyn | N.Y. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Public Killing | 5 |
| 1/19/2010 | Spout Spring | Va. | Shooting | Family killing | 8 |
| 1/17/2010 | Bellville | Texas | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 12/03/2009 | Madison | Wis. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 11/29/2009 | Parkland | Wash. | Shooting | Public Killing | 4 |
| 11/28/2009 | Burlingame | Kan. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 11/26/2009 | Jupiter | Fla. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 11/12/2009 | Hot Springs | Ark. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 5 |
| 11/09/2009 | Oklahoma City | Okla. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 11/07/2009 | Cleveland | Ohio | Smoke inhalation & burns | Other | 4 |
| 11/05/2009 | Killeen | Texas | Shooting | Public Killing | 13 |
| 11/01/2009 | Mount Airy | N.C. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 9/21/2009 | Beason | Ill. | Blunt force | Robbery/burglary | 5 |
| 9/19/2009 | North Naples | Fla. | Stabbing | Family killing | 6 |
| 9/17/2009 | Farmville | Va. | Blunt force | Family killing | 4 |
| 8/29/2009 | Brunswick | Ga. | Blunt force | Family killing | 8 |
| 8/27/2009 | Lawrenceville | Ga. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 7/25/2009 | Hancock | Mich. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Other | 4 |
| 7/18/2009 | Fayetteville | Tenn. | Stabbing, blunt force | Family killing | 6 |
| 6/22/2009 | Kansas City | Kan. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 4/17/2009 | Middletown | Md. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 04/07/2009 | Green Hill | Ala. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 04/04/2009 | Graham | Wash. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 04/03/2009 | Binghamton | N.Y. | Shooting | Public Killing | 13 |
| 3/29/2009 | Sunnyvale | Calif. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 3/29/2009 | Carthage | N.C. | Shooting | Public Killing | 8 |
| 3/21/2009 | Oakland | Calif. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 3/16/2009 | Raytown | Mo. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 3/15/2009 | Miami | Fla. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 03/12/2009 | Conover | N.C. | Shooting, stabbing | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 03/10/2009 | Samson | Ala. | Shooting | Family killing | 10 |
| 03/07/2009 | Hueytown | Ala. | Stabbing | Family killing | 4 |
| 03/05/2009 | Cleveland | Ohio | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 2/19/2009 | Lawrence | N.Y. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Other | 4 |
| 2/14/2009 | Brockport | N.Y. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 1/27/2009 | Wilmington | Calif. | Shooting | Family killing | 6 |
| 01/12/2009 | El Reno | Okla. | Strangulation | Family killing | 5 |
| 12/24/2008 | Covina | Calif. | Shooting, Smoke inhalation & burns | Family killing | 9 |
| 12/06/2008 | Alton | Texas | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 11/02/2008 | Long Beach | Calif. | Shooting | Other | 5 |
| 10/30/2008 | Jefferson | La. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 10/05/2008 | Porter Ranch | Calif. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 9/29/2008 | Wright Township | Mich. | Shooting, blunt force | Other | 4 |
| 09/09/2008 | Lancaster | Calif. | Stabbing | Other | 4 |
| 09/08/2008 | Irvington | N.J. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 09/02/2008 | Alger | Wash. | Shooting | Public Killing | 6 |
| 09/01/2008 | Camden | N.J. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 07/04/2008 | Milwaukee | Wis. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 6/29/2008 | Rock Falls | Ill. | Blunt force | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 6/25/2008 | Henderson | Ky. | Shooting | Public Killing | 5 |
| 6/23/2008 | Quartz Hill | Calif. | Stabbing, blunt force | Family killing | 4 |
| 06/01/2008 | Ingram | Texas | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 05/10/2008 | Houston | Texas | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 4/26/2008 | Easley | S.C. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 4/24/2008 | Chicago | Ill. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 5 |
| 3/24/2008 | Charlotte | N.C. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 3/23/2008 | Iowa City | Iowa | Blunt force | Family killing | 5 |
| 3/18/2008 | Santa Maria | Calif. | Shooting | Public Killing | 4 |
| 03/02/2008 | Memphis | Tenn. | Shooting, stabbing | Other | 6 |
| 2/27/2008 | Bristol | Tenn. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 2/23/2008 | Yorba Linda | Calif. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 2/14/2008 | Dekalb | Ill. | Shooting | Public Killing | 5 |
| 02/07/2008 | Kirkwood | Mo. | Shooting | Public Killing | 6 |
| 02/07/2008 | Los Angeles | Calif. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 02/02/2008 | Cockeysville | Md. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 02/02/2008 | Tinley Park | Ill. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 5 |
| 1/23/2008 | Youngstown | Ohio | Smoke inhalation & burns | Other | 6 |
| 1/14/2008 | Indianapolis | Ind. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 01/11/2008 | Mason | Ohio | Stabbing, Smoke inhalation & burns | Family killing | 5 |
| 01/07/2008 | Dauphin Island | Ala. | Unknown, Other | Family killing | 4 |
| 12/24/2007 | Carnation | Wash. | Shooting | Family killing | 6 |
| 12/13/2007 | Sharonville | Ohio | Stabbing | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 12/09/2007 | Colorado Springs | Colo. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 12/05/2007 | Omaha | Neb. | Shooting | Public Killing | 8 |
| 11/22/2007 | Unity | Md. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 11/11/2007 | Temecula | Calif. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 10/17/2007 | Detroit | Mich. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 10/07/2007 | Crandon | Wis. | Shooting | Other | 6 |
| 9/22/2007 | Miami | Fla. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 9/17/2007 | Detroit | Mich. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 8/25/2007 | Jonestown | Texas | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 6/14/2007 | Channahon Township | Ill. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 06/09/2007 | Delavan | Wis. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 06/06/2007 | Riverdale | Ga. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Other | 5 |
| 06/01/2007 | Washington | D.C. | Stabbing, strangulation | Family killing | 4 |
| 4/16/2007 | Blacksburg | Va. | Shooting | Public Killing | 32 |
| 4/15/2007 | Quincy | Ill. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Family killing | 5 |
| 04/10/2007 | Happy Valley | Calif. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 3/25/2007 | Frederick | Md. | Blunt force, suffocation | Family killing | 5 |
| 03/04/2007 | Immokalee | Fla. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Other | 5 |
| 02/12/2007 | Salt Lake City | Utah | Shooting | Public Killing | 5 |
| 1/29/2007 | Youngstown | Ohio | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 1/19/2007 | Fishkill | N.Y. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 5 |
| 12/21/2006 | South Bend | Ind. | Blunt force | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 12/16/2006 | Kansas City | Kan. | Shooting | Family killing | 6 |
| 11/17/2006 | Kansas City | Mo. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 11/14/2006 | Elkhart | Ind. | Strangulation | Family killing | 4 |
| 11/11/2006 | Toledo | Ohio | Smoke inhalation & burns | Family killing | 4 |
| 11/04/2006 | New Orleans | La. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 10/31/2006 | Reno | Nev. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Public Killing | 12 |
| 10/25/2006 | Riverside County | Calif. | Smoke inhalation & burns | Other | 5 |
| 10/13/2006 | Van Buren | Iowa | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 10/13/2006 | Kansas City | Kan. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 10/12/2006 | Port St. Lucie | Fla. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 10/05/2006 | Louisville | Ky. | Stabbing | Family killing | 4 |
| 10/04/2006 | Frederick County | Va. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 10/01/2006 | Nickel Mines | Pa. | Shooting | Public Killing | 5 |
| 9/30/2006 | North Charleston | S.C. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 09/04/2006 | Newry | Maine | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 8/23/2006 | Fresno | Calif. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 7/24/2006 | New Orleans | La. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 7/17/2006 | Kirkland | Wash. | Stabbing | Family killing | 4 |
| 07/04/2006 | Gustine | Calif. | Shooting | Family killing | 4 |
| 6/27/2006 | Slidell | La. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 6/21/2006 | Columbus | Ohio | Unknown, Other | Family killing | 4 |
| 6/17/2006 | New Orleans | La. | Shooting | Other | 5 |
| 06/01/2006 | Indianapolis | Ind. | Shooting | Robbery/burglary | 7 |
| 5/30/2006 | Hoschton | Ga. | Stabbing, Smoke inhalation & burns | Family killing | 4 |
| 5/27/2006 | Berlin | Conn. | Unknown, Other | Other | 5 |
| 5/21/2006 | Baton Rouge | La. | Shooting | Family killing | 5 |
| 4/18/2006 | St. Louis | Mo. | Shooting | Public Killing | 4 |
| 04/12/2006 | Leola | Pa. | Strangulation, blunt force | Family killing | 6 |
| 04/07/2006 | Modest | Va. | Stabbing | Family killing | 4 |
| 04/04/2006 | Cleveland | Ohio | Smoke inhalation & burns | Family killing | 4 |
| 3/25/2006 | Seattle | Wash. | Shooting | Public Killing | 6 |
| 3/19/2006 | Forsyth County | Ga. | Shooting, stabbing | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| 3/15/2006 | Detroit | Mich. | Shooting | Other | 4 |
| 2/21/2006 | Mesa | Ariz. | Shooting | Other | 5 |
| 1/30/2006 | Goleta | Calif. | Shooting | Public Killing | 7 |
| 01/01/2006 | Richmond | Va. | Stabbing | Robbery/burglary | 4 |
| . | 1090 |
In Australia the buy back does not seem to have fixed everything, however many would argue that it has made a difference, perhaps not enough yet. We need more people who will have a change of heart
Philip Barrington 